Hoffman Estates triple slaying

Hoffman Estates Police Department photo

D'Andre Howard, 20, of Hoffman Estates, Ill. has been charged with three counts of homicide, one count of attempted homicide and one count of unlawful restraint in the killing of his girlfriend's (Amanda Engelhardt) sister, Laura Engelhardt, 18, her father, Alan Engelhardt, 57 and her grandmother, Marlene Gacek, 73, on Friday April 17, 2009. Howard was denied bail by a judge in Rolling Meadows, Ill.

D'Andre Howard, 20, of Hoffman Estates, Ill. has been charged with three counts of homicide, one count of attempted homicide and one count of unlawful restraint in the killing of his girlfriend's (Amanda Engelhardt) sister, Laura Engelhardt, 18, her father, Alan Engelhardt, 57 and her grandmother, Marlene Gacek, 73, on Friday April 17, 2009. Howard was denied bail by a judge in Rolling Meadows, Ill. (Hoffman Estates Police Department photo)

Four members of the Engelhardt family were stabbed on Friday, April 17, 2009. The Engelhardt family is, (clockwise from top left) Alan, Shelly, Jeff, Amanda and Laura (in the middle). Alan, 57, Laura, 18, and Laura's grandmother, Marlene Gacek, 73, (not in this photo) died as a result of their injuries. Engelhardt's mother, Shelly, is in critical condition. The victims were stabbed in the family home in Hoffman Estates, authorities said. D'Andre Howard, 20, a man who had a relationship with Amanda, has been charged with their slayings.

Four members of the Engelhardt family were stabbed on Friday, April 17, 2009. The Engelhardt family is, (clockwise from top left) Alan, Shelly, Jeff, Amanda and Laura (in the middle). Alan, 57, Laura, 18, and Laura's grandmother, Marlene Gacek, 73, (not in this photo) died as a result of their injuries. Engelhardt's mother, Shelly, is in critical condition. The victims were stabbed in the family home in Hoffman Estates, authorities said. D'Andre Howard, 20, a man who had a relationship with Amanda, has been charged with their slayings. (2007 Engelhardt family photo)

D'Andre Howard, 20, of Hoffman Estates, has been charged with three counts of homicide, one count of attempted homicide and one count of unlawful restraint in the killing of his girlfriend's (Amanda Engelhardt) sister, Laura Engelhardt, 18, her father, Alan Engelhardt, 57 and her grandmother, Marlene Gacek, 73, on Friday April 17, 2009.